Arthur Hughes paintings

Arthur Hughes paintings
Albert Bierstadt paintings

Britain has an unofficial mascot today after the prime minister's office commuted the death sentence of Phoenix, a white calf.
Phoenix was found alive and healthy among the bodies of several cows that had been slaughtered because they lived near a farm where the livestock was infected with foot-and-mouth disease. The tiny calf survived four days under a mound of carcasses.Her owner feared that the government's tight restrictions would mean a certain death for the calf, which quickly became a darling of the press and the public. Today's papers speculate that Phoenix's reprieve may be a sign that the British government is relaxing the slaughter policies it enacted to keep the disease under control. Her sweet face graces the front page of The Mirror, which declared she "is a symbol of hope for everyone who has suffered in this crisis."